Franco Turcati - Calatrava (014)






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Calatrava (014)
In Valencia, Santiago Calatrava’s architecture does not get built; it emerges. It is as white as a newborn idea, light as a held breath between sky and water. His structures resemble bones of an imaginary creature, wings spread toward the future. Concrete becomes skin, steel becomes nerves, light becomes living matter. Everything flows: lines neither begin nor end, they move.
The Hemisfèric’s eye opens and watches time, reflecting the sky and the observer. Bridges stretch like gestures; they connect not just shores but visions. Here space is not still: it vibrates, breathes, dreams.
The City of Arts and Sciences is a mental landscape, a place where engineering becomes poetry and architecture ceases to be weight to become momentum.
A quiet future, made of light, balance and waiting.
This image was created in the winter of 2004.
Print type
Made by specialized company Multicolor, directed by Chiara Cascone, in Fine Art Giclée Print on 310 g Cotton Canson Etching paper in 29.7x42 format. This is number 8 of the edition of 10 prints with museum-quality.
Signed by the Artist and with dry stamp
Certificate of authenticity attached signed with dry stamp
Private sale
Shipping is done in a cardboard container that preserves its integrity.
Author
Franco Turcati is a well-known and appreciated Italian professional photographer; he began his career in the 1960s as a photojournalist. Over the decades, he has evolved, establishing himself not only in photojournalism but also in fashion, advertising and still-life. Thanks to his ability to interpret corporate needs, Turcati has collaborated with important national and international brands, contributing to the creation of impactful visual campaigns. Active for over 50 years, he is today considered a master of visual communication, recognized for his extraordinary storytelling ability and unique aesthetic sense.
www.francoturcati.it
Conservation Tips for Works
For optimal preservation of your Fine Art print:
Our Fine Art prints deserve special care to preserve quality over time, avoiding yellowing or fading.
It is recommended to always handle them with clean, dry cotton gloves.
If framing, use a mat to avoid direct contact between the print and the glass.
Store prints away from direct light. Even the materials of conservation boxes are crucial: cartons containing lignin or with acidic pH can damage the print support and promote yellowing.
News at this link:
https://www.synaestheticmag.com/arts-culture/fashion-and-advertising-photography-in-1970s-and-80s-italy-franco-turcati
Exhibitions and Conferences
2025
Turin, Galleria Umbertissima
Nostalgia ’60
2025
Gualtieri (Reggio Emilia)
Palazzo Bentivoglio - The Rock is Twenty
European Photography 2025
2024
Caselle Torinese (TO)
Photography and Music - Forchino, Oliva, Rubino and Turcati
Curated by EIKòN Museo della fotografia in Turin.
2022
Turin
EIKòN Museo della fotografia
Great Photographers and Musicians in Turin - Forchino, Rubino and Turcati
2022
Turin
Spazio Bianco
From Tail to Wings (Dalla Coda alle Ali) collective painting and photography
curated by Monica Mantelli Nucera
2022
Salerno
Public talk
directed by Massimo Bignardi
Cerzosimo Gallery Salerno
2022
Turin
Osteria Rabezzana
Musical gathering with projection of works from the 1960s
2022
Moncalieri (TO)
Fonderie Teatro Limone
Exhibition of Piero D’Amore, Ezio Gribaudo and Franco Turcati
Franco Turcati with:
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2021
Turin
All’Ipogeo dell’Accademmia Albertina
Photographers in Turin by Gianni Oliva 30 (collective)
2021
Turin
GAM
Photo Action for Turin - collective 100 Photographers for UGI
2019
Prague
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Exhibit The Italian Landscape in photography (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2019
Turin
8Gallery Lingotto
Exhibition of images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Nicosia (EN)
Associazione auto storiche
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Turin
Pantaleon Libreria
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Castello di Moncalieri (TO)
Golfart
Images of singers from the 1960s
2018
Turin
Innerspace 17
Collective photos Grand Prix 1960s
2018
Castello di Moncalieri (TO)
Golfart
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2018
Turin Gran Madre (collective)
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2017
Turin Gran Madre (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2017
Turin
Golfart Gallery (solo show)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2017
Turin
Golfart Gallery (collective) spring
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2016
Castellamonte (TO)
Fornace Pagliero
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Ljubljana
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Capodistria
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Zara - Knezeva Palaca Zadar
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Zagreb - Klovicevi Dvori Gallery
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Museum of Rome in Trastevere
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2011
Castello di Barletta (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2010
Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Manege Museum,
Collective on fashion and lifestyle
2004
Valencia/Cullera
Conference with image projections at the AFPV Congress in Valencia
2002
Biarritz
Conference with image projections on the occasion of Le Congrès du GNPP in Biarritz
2002
Valencia/Cullera (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2001
Turin
National Automobile Museum
Euphon
Collective exhibition on the world of cars
1995
Belgrade
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
1990
Modena
Round table at the National Unity Festival in Modena with Luigi Ghirri
1990
Turin
Zenith Art Gallery
20 signatures of Italian Photography
1996
Martinique
Conference with image projections in Fort de France for GNPP France colleagues on the Martinique Congress
1989
Milan
Gallery Il Diaframma
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
1989
Padua
Professione Fotografo 89, collective of 20 photographers
1987
Castellamonte (TO)
Ceramics Show
Photo exhibition
1987
Turin
The Big Club
Images of singers from the 1960s
1987
Turin
Pekoe café
Images of singers from the 1960s
Calatrava (014)
In Valencia, Santiago Calatrava’s architecture does not get built; it emerges. It is as white as a newborn idea, light as a held breath between sky and water. His structures resemble bones of an imaginary creature, wings spread toward the future. Concrete becomes skin, steel becomes nerves, light becomes living matter. Everything flows: lines neither begin nor end, they move.
The Hemisfèric’s eye opens and watches time, reflecting the sky and the observer. Bridges stretch like gestures; they connect not just shores but visions. Here space is not still: it vibrates, breathes, dreams.
The City of Arts and Sciences is a mental landscape, a place where engineering becomes poetry and architecture ceases to be weight to become momentum.
A quiet future, made of light, balance and waiting.
This image was created in the winter of 2004.
Print type
Made by specialized company Multicolor, directed by Chiara Cascone, in Fine Art Giclée Print on 310 g Cotton Canson Etching paper in 29.7x42 format. This is number 8 of the edition of 10 prints with museum-quality.
Signed by the Artist and with dry stamp
Certificate of authenticity attached signed with dry stamp
Private sale
Shipping is done in a cardboard container that preserves its integrity.
Author
Franco Turcati is a well-known and appreciated Italian professional photographer; he began his career in the 1960s as a photojournalist. Over the decades, he has evolved, establishing himself not only in photojournalism but also in fashion, advertising and still-life. Thanks to his ability to interpret corporate needs, Turcati has collaborated with important national and international brands, contributing to the creation of impactful visual campaigns. Active for over 50 years, he is today considered a master of visual communication, recognized for his extraordinary storytelling ability and unique aesthetic sense.
www.francoturcati.it
Conservation Tips for Works
For optimal preservation of your Fine Art print:
Our Fine Art prints deserve special care to preserve quality over time, avoiding yellowing or fading.
It is recommended to always handle them with clean, dry cotton gloves.
If framing, use a mat to avoid direct contact between the print and the glass.
Store prints away from direct light. Even the materials of conservation boxes are crucial: cartons containing lignin or with acidic pH can damage the print support and promote yellowing.
News at this link:
https://www.synaestheticmag.com/arts-culture/fashion-and-advertising-photography-in-1970s-and-80s-italy-franco-turcati
Exhibitions and Conferences
2025
Turin, Galleria Umbertissima
Nostalgia ’60
2025
Gualtieri (Reggio Emilia)
Palazzo Bentivoglio - The Rock is Twenty
European Photography 2025
2024
Caselle Torinese (TO)
Photography and Music - Forchino, Oliva, Rubino and Turcati
Curated by EIKòN Museo della fotografia in Turin.
2022
Turin
EIKòN Museo della fotografia
Great Photographers and Musicians in Turin - Forchino, Rubino and Turcati
2022
Turin
Spazio Bianco
From Tail to Wings (Dalla Coda alle Ali) collective painting and photography
curated by Monica Mantelli Nucera
2022
Salerno
Public talk
directed by Massimo Bignardi
Cerzosimo Gallery Salerno
2022
Turin
Osteria Rabezzana
Musical gathering with projection of works from the 1960s
2022
Moncalieri (TO)
Fonderie Teatro Limone
Exhibition of Piero D’Amore, Ezio Gribaudo and Franco Turcati
Franco Turcati with:
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2021
Turin
All’Ipogeo dell’Accademmia Albertina
Photographers in Turin by Gianni Oliva 30 (collective)
2021
Turin
GAM
Photo Action for Turin - collective 100 Photographers for UGI
2019
Prague
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Exhibit The Italian Landscape in photography (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2019
Turin
8Gallery Lingotto
Exhibition of images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Nicosia (EN)
Associazione auto storiche
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Turin
Pantaleon Libreria
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2019
Castello di Moncalieri (TO)
Golfart
Images of singers from the 1960s
2018
Turin
Innerspace 17
Collective photos Grand Prix 1960s
2018
Castello di Moncalieri (TO)
Golfart
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2018
Turin Gran Madre (collective)
Images of some protagonists of the film “The Italian Job” (1968)
2017
Turin Gran Madre (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2017
Turin
Golfart Gallery (solo show)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2017
Turin
Golfart Gallery (collective) spring
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2016
Castellamonte (TO)
Fornace Pagliero
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Ljubljana
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Capodistria
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Zara - Knezeva Palaca Zadar
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Zagreb - Klovicevi Dvori Gallery
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2014
Museum of Rome in Trastevere
Show The Italian Landscape (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2011
Castello di Barletta (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2010
Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Manege Museum,
Collective on fashion and lifestyle
2004
Valencia/Cullera
Conference with image projections at the AFPV Congress in Valencia
2002
Biarritz
Conference with image projections on the occasion of Le Congrès du GNPP in Biarritz
2002
Valencia/Cullera (collective)
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
2001
Turin
National Automobile Museum
Euphon
Collective exhibition on the world of cars
1995
Belgrade
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
1990
Modena
Round table at the National Unity Festival in Modena with Luigi Ghirri
1990
Turin
Zenith Art Gallery
20 signatures of Italian Photography
1996
Martinique
Conference with image projections in Fort de France for GNPP France colleagues on the Martinique Congress
1989
Milan
Gallery Il Diaframma
Images for the advertising campaigns of the shoes “SUPERGA”
1989
Padua
Professione Fotografo 89, collective of 20 photographers
1987
Castellamonte (TO)
Ceramics Show
Photo exhibition
1987
Turin
The Big Club
Images of singers from the 1960s
1987
Turin
Pekoe café
Images of singers from the 1960s
